Economists don't see much relief for unemployed teenagers in a recession that has trimmed hires and pulled many adults into the scramble for jobs typically held by teens. Unemployment of people ages 16 to 19 wa...

It's turning into a long, pink-slip summer for thousands of the nation's teachers caught in mass layoffs as school districts struggle to control their finances during the deep recession.While some teachers oust...

The new apartments in Landover have all the features one expects to find in a luxury complex. There's a state-of-the-art fitness center, a quiet courtyard, nine-foot ceilings and oversize windows. Residents can...

Who's gay and who's not is less clear than it used to be among today's young people — and that's complicating how researchers conduct studies on the sexual behavior of teens and young adults, a developme...

As part of an effort to provide a safe learning environment for students who identify themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or questioning their sexual orientation, a new school for them plans to l...

A new look at unbelievers, the Non-Religious Identification Survey, finds that true atheists, chiefly well educated guys and women who call themselves "spiritual" are just as happy as religious folks. Maybe.Go...

The agonizing message to a young Christian couple in love: Sex can wait, but so can marriage."It's unreasonable to say, 'Don't do anything ... and wait until you have degrees and you're in your 30s to get marri...

Eight-year-old Daniela Earnest has made lemonade out of lemons in more ways than one this week. Hoping to raise money for a family trip to Disneyland, the Tulare girl opened a lemonade stand Monday. But because...

Being lonely isn't bad for you, but staying lonely is, a leading expert and author on loneliness told a session Thursday on the opening day of the American Psychological Association annual meeting here.John Cac...

What happened Thursday, in 140 characters: Twitter went down. Facebook went down. People panicked, unused to not oversharing minutiae of life. Twitter back up. Facebook back up. Phew.Online Networks Down ...